Housemate On Big Brother Was Allegedly Raped On Live TV After Alcohol Fueled Party!

"Police investigation: Both Daniel Echaniz, above
left, and Monique Amin, above right, have been
removed from the Big Brother house in Brazil while
police investigates claims that Monique was raped
after a house party. A housemate on Brazil's
version of Big Brother has been raped live on TV,
it has been alleged.
Police today confirmed they had begun an
investigation and carried out a search of the
studios in Rio de Janeiro, where the popular
reality show is being filmed.
Viewers were shocked in the early hours of Sunday
to watch contestant Daniel Echaniz 31, apparently
force himself on 23-year-old student Monique Amin,
who had passed out drunk after a boozy party.
Night cameras fimed Echaniz, a male model, get
into the bed where Ms Amin was sleeping before
appearing to have sex with her under the covers.
Throughout the incident the female contestant
appeared unconscious.
The next morning Ms Amin was asked about the
incident in the diary room, and appeared to know
little of what had happened.
As the scandal began to engulf the show, one of
Brazil's most watched TV programmes, police
officers arrived at the house and interviewed Ms
Amin for three hours, before taking her away for a
rape examination, according to sources.
Police are believed to have then told TV channel
Globo to either stop broadcasting the show, which
is produced by Endemol and only began last
Tuesday, or eliminate Echaniz. The decision to
remove the contestant, who if found guilty of rape
faces between six and ten years' jail, was
explained in a statement read out by the show's
presenter Pedro Bial.
He said: 'Since Sunday morning, the board had been
evaluating the behaviour of Daniel, who is
suspected of having infringed the rules of the
programme.
'Big Brother examined his behaviour without
jumping to conclusions and with the utmost care.
The images showed a breach of the rules of the
programme.
'After careful evaluation, the direction of the
programme found that the behavior of the
contestant on the night of the party was seriously
inadequate.'
Makers Endemol - which is known for encouraging
outrageous behaviour among its contestants - today
refused to comment on the latest scandal to rock
the worldwide Big Brother format.
Big Brother Brasil, which is in its 12th series,
is watched by an average TV audience of eight
million. In last year's final over 154 million
votes were cast."